Boosting Book Sales Without Boosting Spend for Books About Art

Floresco partnered with specialist bookseller Books About Art to overhaul their Google Ads strategy, cutting wasted spend and focusing on bestsellers. 

The result? A 45% uplift in ROAS and a 24% jump in revenue. 

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The Challenge

Specialist online bookshop, Books About Art, had been investing in Google Ads, but returns were flat. Traffic was coming in, but not always the right kind. ROAS wasn’t just underwhelming, it was unsustainable. 

Photograph of selection of books, from Books About Art, being flicked through.
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The Results

From the start, our partnership with Books About Art was built on close collaboration, regular communication, and trust.

We didn’t just run campaigns, we worked alongside a founder who knows their audience, catalogue, and customer inside out. 

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“Floresco’s experience and knowledge of their field shines through and the results speak for themselves!” – Guy Bigland

 

 

 

The Impact

What the client had to say

“Floresco have been a joy to work with! They very quickly fixed problems with my Google Ads. Lisa and Harriet are always quick to respond clearly and helpfully to any questions I have. They provide thorough ad performance feedback, explaining the technical stuff very clearly. Their experience and knowledge of their field shines through and the results speak for themselves! Basically, you can confidently leave Floresco to manage your ads, while you get on with running your business.”

– Guy Bigland, Books About Art

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Our Approach

Trim Out Underperformers, Prioritise Winners

We audited the product feed and removed poor performers. Then we focused spend on high-intent, high-conversion titles. Those with real demand. 

Align Bids with Reality

The bid strategy was giving Google unrealistic targets. We reset expectations, letting the algorithm learn faster. Once it found its rhythm, we raised the targets gradually to lift performance. 

Restructure Budgets Around Bestsellers

We reallocated spend into segmented campaigns built around top-performing categories and bestsellers, moving away from generic or underperforming campaigns. 

People-Powered

Paid media is highly technical, but we always put people and relationships first. We built a strong and trusting relationship with our Guy through regular collaboration.

 

 

 

“Basically, you can confidently leave Floresco to manage your ads, while you get on with running your business.” – Guy Bigland

The people who made it happen

Meet our brilliant team of paid media experts who work on paid search & performance ads for Books About Art.

Harriet Barter

Harriet Barter

Co-Founder and Managing Partner

Paid media experience from agencies, including SearchStar.

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Lisa Sargent

Account Manager

Experienced agency paid media specialist.

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